We’re officially halfway through the Nerdland Scholar Challenge, and that can only mean one thing – it’s time to test your knowledge with a midterm exam. Answer the questions below, and let us know how you fared in the comments.
If you want to learn more about women entering the workplace or mothers in public office, check out Melissa’s suggestions for further reading:
Susan J. Carroll. “Women Candidates and Support for Feminist Concerns: The Closet Feminist Syndrome.” The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Jun., 1984): pp. 307-323.
Susan J. Carroll. “The Disempowerment of the Gender Gap: Soccer Moms and the 1996 Elections.” PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Mar., 1999): pp. 7-11.
Facts on Women Officeholders, Candidates and Voters
from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University
Patricia L. Collins, Black Feminist Thought
Nancy F. Cott, The Grounding of Modern Feminism
Jennifer L. Lawless & Richard L. Fox, It Still Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don’t Run for Offfice
Kira Sanbonmatsu. “Gender-Related Political Knowledge and Descriptive Representation of Women.” Political Behavior, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Dec., 2003): pp. 367-388.
Kira Sanbonmatsu, Susan J. Carroll and Debbie Walsh. “Poised to Run: Women’s Path to State Legislatures.”
Center for American Women in Politics Research Paper
Rebecca Traister, Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women
Sara Kugler